Confronting Childhood Trauma
Let me introduce you to Moscow, Idaho. The town of my childhood.
Over Christmas, I went back to Moscow for the first time in 7 years. Since I moved away 13 years ago it has always occupied a space in my head, which had led to frequent bouts with major anxiety issues. For over a decade, I have associated everything that I have dealt with with the town and the community that lives there. However, in more recent years, in my journey to find freedom, I've begun to realize that this may not be a fair assessment.
Back in early 2022, I went to Maui on a trip that would forever change how I perceived my fears. That trip showed me that the best way for me to get through traumatic past experiences is to face them head on. The healing journey is not so simple, however, and it has taken many years to get to the point that I can comfortably revisit my childhood home. Many hours were spent contemplating, mentally revisiting, and reexamining all that I had gone through and the root of it all.
And now I was finally able to accomplish the final step in this process... Here's the video:
Thanks for sticking with me. I'll be back soon.
James